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 Post subject: Re: Upgrades for Boss 290???
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 6:57 pm 
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Hey,

Good place to start is a cold air intake, i think the FPV's have extractors already but i could be wrong. Then grab yourself a bigger pipe from the airbox to the throttlebody - BPT does one. Chip it and put under drive pully's on it. Maybe a larger throttlebody and phenolic spacers. You could go for bigger injectors and better ignition coils but only if your chasing that last ounce of power.

Beyond that i can't think of any other bolt on mods aye.

Hope it helps mate.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Upgrades for Boss 290???
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 6:58 pm 
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Yeah, it all comes down to money, more money means a faster car. I currently have a BOSS 260 and have started doing some mods, and hope to get 260kw, then I'll be happy, so I won't be going to the extent of superchargers or anything cool like that :( They benefit greatly off simple mods like exhaust, and a tune for example. So dont be scared to do a few things before you get around to the supercharging it

 

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 Post subject: Re: Upgrades for Boss 290???
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 7:05 pm 
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very true and i dont really want to get a mortgage just to do up my car lol. Yeah i want to do all the na mods first then eventually s/c it. I was looking at a herrod headder and exhaust setup for it but they want about 3k and tell me i have to lower the motor and box to fit them so im not sure if il go the herrod route even though they are damn good
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 Post subject: Re: Upgrades for Boss 290???
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 7:13 pm 
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3k isnt all that bad. And if your going to the effort on boosting it, a good ecxhaust is money well spent. I STRONGLY reccomond Di Filippo. I dealt with them directly and found them very friendly, and both excellent quality of work and product. The extractors are a pain in the a*** to fit, and take quite a bit of time. However someone who's done a few before should have it all sussed out and have little dramas. I have Di Filippo extractors, cats, and twin 3 inch system. It sounds tough, and really makes the XR8 haul a***! They are expensive but money well spent, especially if your plan on supercharging it at some stage

 

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